Routine inspection·February 24, 2026

On February 24, 2026, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Indira Loza met with Licensee Valeria Pacheco for an Unannounced Annual/Random Inspection . Present during the inspection were four (4) infants, seven (7) preschoolers in care, and three (3) additional fingerprint cleared staff members. Residing in the home is the Licensee and her husband. LPA toured was toured for a health and safety inspection. The facility operates 7:00am \342\200\223 5:30pm, Monday - Friday. The home is a single family home consisting of a three (3) bedrooms, two (2) bathrooms, dining room, a fully fenced in front yard, walkway on both side of the house, backyard, a garage, and storage room in the backyard. The Off Limit Areas - The master bedroom at the end of the hall, master bathroom, kitchen (is only used as a walkway for the children to go inside the home), dining room, storage room in the backyard, the front yard, and garage. The off limits areas are made inaccessible by gate, closed and/or locked doors and visual supervision. The On Limit Areas are the living room, both bedrooms to the right of the hallway (both rooms are nap rooms), bathroom in the hallway, and backyard. Isolation Area - on the bench in the living room, next to the parent board. The entrance to the day care is the through the front door of the house. The inside and outside of the home were observed to be neat, clean with age-appropriate materials and toys for the children. Portions of the daycare are sectioned to ensure the preschool-aged children and infants have a separate play space. All toxins, cleaning products, medications, and hazardous materials were observed to be in inaccessible areas. The Licensee provides all food to the children. The home has a central heating system and all vents were observed to be inaccessible during today\342\200\231s inspections. Licensee stated there are no firearms in the home. LPA did not observe any bodies of water in or around home. The home has a fully charged 2A10BC fire extinguisher in the dining room, combined smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector in the living room and nap room. Licensee has a working telephone, and all required forms are posted and visible for public view in the childcare room. The licensee conducts and documents fire and disaster drills twice a year with the last one conducted on 12/5/25. The Licensee's CPR/First Aid certificate is current and expires on 12/23/2027 . The Licensee was reminded of the responsibility as a mandated reporter and has provided proof of the required training for all people caring for children. The Licensee's Mandated Reporter certificate expires on 5/6/26. LPA reviewed five children\342\200\231s files and all staff files. All files reviewed were complete. Licensee was reminded that all adults 18 and over living or working in the home, including employees and volunteers, except as specified in Health and Safety Code section 1596.871, must obtain a criminal record clearance or exemption, or transfer their existing clearance or exemption, prior to initial presence in a licensed Family Child Care Home. A civil penalty of $100.00 minimum/day for a maximum of 5 days or, if the penalty is for a repeat violation, for a maximum of 30 days per person will be assessed if this regulation is violated. LPA discussed the safe sleep regulations with licensee and discussed the Child Care Licensing Safe Sleep webpage at https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/child-care-licensing/public-information-andresources/safe-sleep as an additional resource. LPA also informed licensee of the importance of checking for and removing any recalled infant devices on the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) website at https://www.cpsc.gov/ and recommended they register all infant devices with the CPSC to be notified of any recalls on their purchased equipment. For IMS information see PIN 22-02-CCP. The following information regarding ADA was provided: US Department of Justice (USDOJ) toll-free ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 (voice) or (800) 514- 0383 (TTY) and link to publication: Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the ADA are available at: https://www.ada.gov/resources/child-care-centers/. Licensee was informed of the MyChildCarePlan.org website; a consumer education website that helps families obtain child care by connecting them to child care providers and Resource and Referral Agencies (R&Rs) throughout California. During the exit interview, the Licensee Valeria Pacheco, confirmed that there are no Registered Sex Offenders living in the facility and LPA completed the RSO profile in FAS. To improve the quality and value of the new inspection process, a survey may be sent to the email address provided. Please complete the survey and share your inspection experience. If you have any questions regarding the process or CARE tools, please send email inquiries to inspectionprocess@dss.ca.gov. For additional information regarding the inspection and its tools and methods, please visit the Program website at www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/community-care-licensing/inspection-process . There were no deficiencies cited during today's inspection. A notice of site visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the Licensee Valeria Pacheco. 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